vita

Bio and resume for cine photographer Richard Gerst.

Bio & Résumé

in a world growing more connected, find beauty in isolation.

A freelance photographer skilled in portraiture and beauty, Richard Gerst creates imagery considered classic yet current, referencing the glossy books he grew up with near the end of the disco era & Studio 54.

Gerst began stills work after shooting a music video in late 2005, acquiring in both digital and film format. His print work has been exhibited and collected internationally.

Gerst's limited edition, hand-bound premier art-fashion cine-zine TYBALT, a dark, modern remix of the classic Romeo & Juliet featuring menswear by Michael Bastian, was published by Silas Finch. The signed, numbered Private edition included a 5 minute short film, and sold out prior to going to press.

Continuing his tradition of understated social commentary, Gerst's self published 1&1ly User Manual, a limited edition small format art book, was the culmination of a project initiated in 2013. Featuring images and text produced in collaboration with robotics and machine learning specialist Brad Knox, PhD, it sold out to collectors in Feb 2017, and was nominated for the 2017 Hewlett Packard Print Design Award by Duggal in New York..